![The Tesla Model S (pictured) will soon be joined by a smaller sibling.](/web/20160518172617im_/http://www.drive.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/t/7/5/c/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gnetw0.png/1457507428516.jpg)
- Tesla Model S P90D review
- Why the Tesla is Australia's best-selling electric car
- Tesla Model X SUV to be priced under $100,000
The third model in Tesla's growing lineup is set to break cover at the end of the month.
The US-based electric car specialist will unveil a junior executive sedan in California on March 31, when Tesla will start accepting orders for the new model.
Dubbed Model 3, the new car will take on conventionally powered rivals such as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3-Series and Audi A4.
Tesla's US arm says the car is likely to cost $US35,000 before green car incentives are applied, a price that would equate to less than $60,000 in Australia. It will be the cheapest car in Tesla's range, comfortably undercutting the Model S sedan and Model X SUV.
Production of the car will start in 2017, with left-hand-drive markets likely to be serviced before the car comes to Australia.
Technical details for the car will be confirmed at a later date, though it is likely to be available with a range of battery capacities, in all-wheel-drive or rear-wheel-drive form.
Comments